NORWICH
-
More
Chenango
County
workers
have
lost
their
jobs
as
Meadwestvaco
Consumer
&
Office
Products
in
Sidney
gave
106
employees
the
pink
slip
last
week.

The
company
announced
operational
changes
on
April
6
that
will
transfer
the
marketing,
sales,
customization
and
distribution
of
its
Ready
Reference®
line
of
planners,
calendars
and
date
books
to
Beacon
Promotions,
Inc.

MWV
Consumer
&
Office
Products’
facility
in
Sidney
will
continue
to
manufacture
the
Ready
Reference
and
some
of
The
Old
Farmer’s
Almanac
products
for
Beacon
Promotions.
The
changes
will
begin
immediately
and
are
expected
to
be
completed
within
90
days.

As
a
result
of
this
transaction,
approximately
106
salaried
and
hourly
positions
that
support
the
Promotional
Products
business
in
Sidney
have
been
impacted.
Affected
salaried
employees
will
be
eligible
for
separation
benefits
in
accordance
with
the
company
policy.
The
terms
of
employment
of
hourly
workers
are
governed
under
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
company
and
its
union
representative.

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